Skulk #2: Artifacts of Great Importance

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Description:

Where: Dead Hills
Who: Skulk the Madaxe
Rating:
0/0 *********
Information:
Level:	75
Maximum Level:	125
Monster Mission:	No
Repeatable:	Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:	No
Quest Type:	Adventure
Quest Goal: Advancement Experience Loot Money
Time Limit:	06:00:00
Success Lockout Timer: 03:00:00
Quest Items: Bag of Platinum Living Fungi Lompi's Miracle Stew Mogok's Urn Rat Meat Skeleton Torch Solidified Goo Spider Eyes
Related Zones: Dead Hills: Artifacts of Great Importance
Related Creatures: A Xulous Invader Brudo Gomph Brupp Champion Cronk Doreen Hurdo the Smasher Krag Lompi Mudspice Mogop the Basher Mouga Mystic Nunda Oracle Udwoona Prud Shoona Skurk a bandit a cave sludge a crumbling deathcap a deathfang crawler a decaying sporemound a filthy rat a fire pit a fluffy rabbit a frightening minotaur a horrific nightmare a nightmare a rich merchant a stone protector a terrifying nightmare a towering minotaur a trainee a wealthy merchant a xulous ambusher a xulous scout an agitated skeleton an eager contender an inner demon
Related Quests: Daily Task: Heroic Adventures Skulk #1: The Hills Are Alive Skulk #3: Death Peace
Era:
Recommended:
Group Size:	Group
Min. # of Players:	1
Max. # of Players:	6
Appropriate Classes: All
Appropriate Races: All
Entered: Tue Oct 8 06:27:53 2013 Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023

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About Heroic Adventures

- Heroic adventures in Call of the Forsaken scale in level: As low as Level 75 and up to current maximum level.
- Scale is based on the highest level player present in the zone and affects difficulty, loot quality, and mob levels.
- There is some variation/randomization in the task steps you'll be assigned as you progress through the task.
- Time of completion will vary by your group's makeup (anywhere from 30-90+ minutes).
- Collection items appear as ground spawns midway through tasks (you'll see an emote indicating their appearance).
- Named mobs (or their PHs) spawn midway through tasks (usually, but always, at the same time collection items appear).
- These tasks have individual 3-hour lockout timers (timer gained upon completion).

Experience in Heroic Adventures

- Mobs in these instances grant some experience, but the bulk of experience is earned upon task completion.
- As of a patch in November 2014, less difficult tasks were tuned to reward less experience and more difficult ones were tuned to reward more.
- For an added experience bonus, check out Guard Hamarn's "Daily Tasks".

This is a heroic adventure (1-6 players) that begins with Skulk the Madaxe (click for map) in the Dead Hills. He is an ogre located inside a big tent at the dock camp just west of the zone-in point.

Pre-Requisites for Requesting:
- Level 75
- Completed "The Hills Are Alive" (heroic adventure)

TASK SUMMARY

- Say "look" to request the task and "when" to zone in.

Step #1:
- Speak to Brudo Gomph about historical ogre artifacts 0/1
--- Hail update

Step #2:
- Emerge the champion during an ogre training event 0/1
--- Speak to Bouncer Krag; mini-event to kill seven mobs in three waves (all splittable)
- Eat Lompi's Miracle Stew 0/1
--- Loot Rat Meat + Spider Eyes + Solidified Goo from mobs; give those to Lompi and eat the stew she gives you in return
- Improve your combat skills by killing critters 0/12
--- Speak to Skurk, and then click on the cage of whichever mobs you want to fight (12 mobs to kill)

Step #3:
- Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1
--- Hail update

Step #4:
- Face your inner demons within the cave to the south 0/6
--- Kill update
- Meditate within the southern cave and defeat your nightmares 0/8
--- Sit in the small pool in the south cave and kill the nightmares that spawn
- Confess your weakness and overcome it within the southern caves 0/10
--- Speak to Oracle Udwoona outside the south cave, and choose a weakness to spawn a mob type; kill the mobs

Step #5:
- Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1
--- Hail update

- At this point, the task locks, a named (or its PH) has a chance to spawn, and collectibles (ground spawns) appear in the zone.

Step #6:
- Light the fire pits within the large cave to reveal an artifact 0/4
--- Using torches looted from skeletons, target fire pit and light them, making an artifact reveal itself in the center
- Ingest large amounts of living fungi to gain special sight 0/6
--- Loot 6x Living Fungus from deathcaps and right-click them
- Defeat stone protectors surrounding the artifact within the large cave 0/8
--- Kill update

Step #7:
- Collect the ogre artifact 0/1
--- Click the bowl in the northernmost cave (spawns an ambush)

Step #8:
- Defeat the xulous ambushers 0/4
--- Kill update

Step #9:
- Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1
--- Hail update

- As soon as the objective for Step #9 is done, the task completes.

NAMED MOBS

The named mob "A Xulous Invader" (or its PH, "a xulous scout") has a chance to spawn after fifth task step is completed. Known loot from this named:

Ring of Endless Demise
Signet of Tomorrow

TASK IN DETAIL

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TRIGGERING THE TASK
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You say, 'Hail, Skulk the Madaxe'

Skulk the Madaxe seems eager to speak, 'So you found her? She and the other strange ogres live in undead infested caves? Sounds awful to me. They must be pretty dumb to live in caves. You helped them though, that's smart. I bet they'd trust you now. Trust you enough to let you [look] for the artifact.'

You say, 'I'll look for it'

Skulk the Madaxe says 'Just say [when] you're ready to head back out there.'

You have been assigned the task 'Artifacts of Great Importance'.

Search for the missing artifact within the ogre camp located in the northeastern Dead Hills.

You say, 'When...'

LOADING, PLEASE WAIT...
You have entered The Dead Hills.

Inside, you'll find the Stonecap Clan has moved back into their homes and things are back to normal for them...

Brupp nods a greeting while holding a finger, 'Don't stick your hands in the cages. Those animals bite!'

Brupp says 'You'll be safe in our city, but be careful outside its walls. Lots of nasty things can be found in these hills.'

Mouga greets you with a trusting smile, 'Hello, _____. I've heard good things about you.'

And you'll hear Shoona griping at Prud:

Shoona sighs at Prud, 'Still here, I see. Don't you ever get sick of those mushrooms?'

Shoona eyes Prud with a hint of jealousy and mumbles under her breath, 'It must be nice to sit around and eat mushrooms all day.'

Shoona waves a hand in front of Prud, 'Hello? Can you even hear me? I think all those mushrooms have made mush of your brains.'

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STEP #1
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Speak to Brudo Gomph about historical ogre artifacts 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Brudo can be found within the eastern most cave.

If You Get This Step: Despite what the task text tells you, he is found in the western cave. Just hail him and say "work" for the update.

You say, 'Hail, Brudo Gomph'

Brudo Gomph says 'Hello, _____ I've been told that you think an item of great importance may be hidden within our humble city. It's true, we have many artifacts in our cave structures, though it may take some [work] to uncover them. As an ally of the ogres, you're welcome to search within our caves for the artifact you're looking for, though remember that these items belong to the ogres. If you find an artifact you wish to keep, return to me and we can negotiate a fair trade.'

You say, 'Work? What?'

Brudo Gomph says 'Many artifacts are protected by guardians whose job it is to see that the artifacts are only obtained by those who prove themselves worthy. Others have been hidden in plain sight, but invisible to those whose intentions are not pure. No matter which obstacle you encounter, you'll need to prepare both mind and body before you begin your search.'

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STEP #2
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Participate in the ogre training event 0/7 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Speak to Krag to begin the training event.

If You Get This Step: Speak to Krag to trigger a mini-event. Upon saying "ready", 4x "an eager contender spawn nearby. They are not auto-aggro and not aggro-linked, so they can be split from one another (stunnable and mezzable as well; hit for a max ~9,800).

Once you've killed those four mobs, two named ogre brothers spawn. They are about the same difficulty and can also be split from one another.

Once the two brothers are dead, Champion Cronk spawns. He hits for a max ~12,000; casts no spells; is immune to stun/mez/root.

You say, 'Hail, Krag'

Krag says 'You look pretty tough, _____. I'm sure you could teach us a thing or two about how to throw a punch. We've always been a peaceful bunch, but the recent arrival of undead in our city has forced us to take defensive action. My ogres haven't had the opportunity to train with someone from outside the city. This will be a great learning opportunity for them. Let me know when you're [ready] and I'll bring out your first opponents.'

You say, 'Ready!'

Krag calls over his shoulder, 'Come on out boys. It's time to learn to fight!'

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Eat Lompi's Miracle Stew 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Eating Lompi's Miracle Stew will strengthen your body, but the ogre cook needs spider eyes, rat meat, and solidified goo to make her famous dish.

If You Get This Step: Loot Rat Meat + Spider Eyes + Solidified Goo from mobs in the zone, and then hand them in to Lompi. In return, she gives you a stew. Right-click it to eat it.

Lompi Mudspice shakes her head as she looks you over, 'You look a bit frail, _____. I can fix that though. Just one bowl of my miracle stew will strengthen your body, bones, and especially your gut! The base is already bubbling in this pot. All I need are a few more ingredients, which you shouldn't have any trouble finding in the nearby caves.'

Kill rats in the northwestern cave until you've looted "Rat Meat", spiders in the eastern cave until you've looted "Spider Eyes", and cave sludges in the northeastern cave until you've looted "Solidifed Goo". Hand in these three items to Lompi Mudspice to receive the stew, and right-click the stew for the update:

You feel nauseous, but stronger.

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Improve your combat skills by killing critters 0/12 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: ?

If You Get This Step: Speak to Skurk, and then click on the cage of whichever mobs you want to fight (12 mobs to kill).

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STEP #3
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Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Return to Brudo Gomph within the western ogre cave.

If You Get This Step: This is a hail update.

You say, 'Hail, Brudo Gomph'

Brudo Gomph says 'You're making good progress. Your body is clearly strong enough to defeat any challenges you'll face during your search, but you still need to prepare your mind. We all have weaknesses, but some are too proud to admit them. Confess your weaknesses to Oracle Udwoona. She will help you accept them and leave with a clear mind.'

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STEP #4
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Face your inner demons within the cave to the south 0/6 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: ?

If You Get This Step: This is a kill update (six mobs). These are all in the same cave down south (relatively small aggro radius). These will take your appearance.

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Meditate within the southern cave and defeat your nightmares 0/8 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: ?

If You Get This Step: Sit in the small pool of water in the south cave (do this while invis). After 20 seconds, mobs called "a nightmare" spawn. Kill the nightmares to update the step.

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Confess your weakness and overcome it within the southern caves 0/10 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Oracle Udwoona will help you overcome your weaknesses near the south cave.

If You Get This Step: Speak to Oracle Udwoona outside the south cave, and choose a weakness (dialogue). This spawns several mobs of a certain type ("brutality" = "a bandit"; "greed" = "a rich merchant" + "a wealthy merchant"; "cowardice" = "a towering minotaur" + "a frightening minotaur"). Kill the mobs, and then speak with Udwoona.

You say, 'Hail, Oracle Udwoona'

Oracle Udwoona says 'Greetings, _____. At first glance, you appear strong, but I can see deep within your mind to where your true weakness lies. Now tell me, young _____, what do you perceive to be your greatest weakness? [Greed]? [Brutality]? Perhaps [cowardice]? Tell me which it is, and I will help you overcome it.'

You say, 'Brutality'

Oracle Udwoona nods, 'Enter the cave behind me where you will find your weakness in physical form. You can defeat them, _____, and leave here in better shape than when you arrived.'

As you kill mobs, you'll see emotes:

a bandit has been slain by _____!
You hear Oracle Udwoona's approving voice in your head, 'Well done. You showed restraint and granted mercy to a weak opponent.'

a wealthy merchant has been slain by _____!
--You have looted a Bag of Platinum.--
Oracle Udwoona's disappointed voice in your head, 'Continuing to be greedy isn't the way to overcome your weaknesses.'

Oracle Udwoona smiles, 'You look better, _____. Don't you feel better, too?'

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STEP #5
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Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Return to Brudo Gomph within the western ogre cave.

If You Get This Step: This is a hail update.

You say, 'Hail, Brudo Gomph'

Brudo Gomph looks you over with an approving smile, 'Well done, _____. You look strong and focused. You'll need that strength and determination to locate and obtain any artifacts.' The amiable ogre begins to write in your journal, 'I only have basic instructions to give you, but it should be enough to point you in the right direction. Good luck.'

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STEP #6
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Light the fire pits within the large cave to reveal an artifact 0/4 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: ?

If You Get This Step: Loot torches ("Skeleton Torch") from agitated skeletons, and use the torches to light the fire pits (target the fire pits and right-click to light). This will reveal the artifact in the middle of the area.

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Ingest large amounts of living fungi to gain special sight 0/6 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: The deathcaps within the mushroom cave carry living fungus. Target yourself and right-click the pieces you find to eat them and gain special sight that will lead you to the artifact.

If You Get This Step: Loot 6x "Living Fungus" from deathcaps (there is a batch of them in the east and both north caves) and right-click them to ingest them. The "special sight" will lead you to the artifact's location.

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Defeat stone protectors surrounding the artifact within the large cave 0/8 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: ?

If You Get This Step: This is a kill update (eight mobs).

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STEP #7
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Collect the ogre artifact 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Click on the artifact to collect it.

If You Get This Step: Head into the northeastern caves and into the westernmost cave of that area. There, you'll find the artifact: a little bowl that sits in the middle of the room. Click the bowl in the northernmost cave (do this while invis) to receive "Mogok's Urn". This spawns 4x Xulous mobs.

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STEP #8
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Defeat the xulous ambushers 0/4 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Xulous ambushers appeared as you collected the artifact. Kill them before they have a chance to steal what you've found.

If You Get This Step: This is a kill update (four mobs, splittable, NOT aggro-linked).

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STEP #9
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Return to Brudo Gomph 0/1 (Dead Hills)

Task Window Says: Return to Brudo Gomph within the western ogre cave.

If You Get This Step: This is a hail update.

You say, 'Hail, Brudo Gomph'

Brudo Gomph shakes his head as you inform him of the ambush, 'The infestation of xulous has become quite a problem for us. Although we have always maintained peace by staying within our camp, those creatures of disease invade whatever space they desire without thought for those that call the area home.' The ogre sighs, 'You'll have to excuse me, _____. I must speak with our leaders immediately to ensure that the xulous aren't lingering within the city. I trust you can find your way [back] to the docks.'

TASK REWARDS

- a varying amount of platinum
- a varying amount of experience
- a varying number of Marks of Valor (currency used to buy group gear)

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